On April 24, the first game of the first round of the playoffs officially started.

Among them, the Wizards' match against the Bucks may be the least suspenseful set of matches in the first round of the playoffs.

Before the series started, the Bucks were unanimously regarded by outside fans. I am afraid that even local fans in Milwaukee would not have any hope.

Even though Jennings and Monta Ellis have strong offensive abilities in the backcourt combination, these two people are still quite a bit far from the stars.

If Monta Ellis can barely be considered a star, then Jennings' offensive firepower is more like a nerve knife.

In addition, the Bucks' forward line is Ilyasova and Mike Dunleavy's defensive colander, which makes the Bucks even less likely to win.

Because the two players on the Wizards' forward are Aldridge and Paul George, both of them can compete for the regular season MVP this season, it is no problem to beat the Bucks' defense.

What's more, the Bucks' main center Sanders weighs only 107 kilograms. If he faces Yao Ming head-on, even if Sanders can contribute 2.8 blocks this season, it will be difficult to get a bargain in the matchup with Yao Ming.

Once Coach Boylan chooses to let Dalemport, who is two meters tall and 250 pounds, play the starting lineup, the Bucks will become very bulky on the defensive end.

It may even allow the Wizards to play a smoother defensive counterattack on the offensive end.

Before the game started, the entire Washington Arena was still full, even though the suspense of this series was not very big.

But for the currently craziest Washington fans, as long as the team's home game is basically full of games.

In addition, in an interview with the media before the game, although the Bucks' main point guard Jennings did not release the Wizards' lying within six games, he was still full of confidence in this round of the series.

He said that he would definitely lead the Bucks to defeat the Wizards in this round of the series and staged a historical uproar.

Fans from outside naturally sneered at Jennings' remarks, and some basketball commentators even listed Jennings as a negative textbook to make fun of them.

Although it is a good thing to be popular with young people, Jennings is somewhat arrogant.

Although this Wizards is not a historically strong team, there are only a handful of people who can truly threaten the Wizards this season. The two parts of the East and West will definitely not exceed one hand.

Moreover, after hearing Jennings' crazy lies, Wizards fans directly responded on the Internet, teasing that Jennings led the team to achieve a record of 38 wins and 44 losses, which is really rare in history.

By the way, someone also compared Jennings and Wall's performance this season.

Even though Wall is in a championship team, Wall averaged 18.7 points, 6.1 rebounds and 10.2 assists per game this season.

And it also comes from a comprehensive crush of three data, among which Jennings' 39.8% in terms of shooting percentage, is not on the same level as Wall's 49.6%.

If the current NBA vice president is Adam Xiao Hua, then Jennings is a joke...

"Coach Yang, I'm very happy to be able to play against you on the playoff stage, but I hope Coach Yang can show mercy and not let me lose too badly."

"If the game loses suspense early, I hope Coach Yang can open the door and leave me a way out." Before the game, Bucks head coach Boylan said with a wry smile.

After the start of the season, the Bucks chose to cut off head coach Skeles who led the team to 16 wins and 16 losses, and then asked assistant coach Boylan to lead the team.

However, after taking over the team's coaching point, Boylan only led the team to a record of 22 wins and 28 losses. If nothing unexpected happens, Boylan will find it difficult to impress the Bucks management and continue to hold on to the position of head coach under him.

It is also worth mentioning that this season is the second time Boylan has coached as a head coach in his coaching career, and the first time is that he briefly coached the Bulls in the 2007-08 season.

So this round of series is simply a nightmare for Boylan, even a nightmare that can destroy Boylan's entire coaching career.

After all, the head coaches who have fought with Yang Fan have no good endings. Among them, "Zen Master" Jackson naturally needs no further explanation, and he is now out of business in his later years.

Last year, Heat head coach Spoel has now become the assistant coach of the Wizards, and Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy is also unemployed and at home.

It is no exaggeration to say that Yang Fan is definitely worthy of the title of "coach harvester".

"Don't worry, Jim, you should trust your players. If you win this round of the series, you really have to fight for the gods."

"Of course, I am a free and easy person and I also like to be helpful, so please feel more at ease." Yang Fan said with a smile on his face.

Boylan: “………”

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After the game started, the ball was first obtained by the Wizards. The Wizards' starting lineup in this game were: Wall, Thompson, George, Aldridge, and Yao Ming.

The Bucks are: Jennings, Ellis, Bamott, Iliasova, and Larry Sanders.

In this game, the Bucks head coach Boylan chose to use Bamott, who has better defense in the small forward position, rather than Dunleavy, who has stronger scoring ability.

After all, the Wizards' choice in the small forward position is Paul George. If he uses Bamot, he can barely deal with it, but if he uses Dunleavy, he will be unable to bear to look at it on the defensive end.

However, although Boylan's choice can improve the Bucks' defense on the front line, it will also greatly limit the Bucks' performance on the offensive end, forcing the Bucks to have more double-guards on the offensive end.

In this way, in the competition between the starting lineups of both sides, except Monta Ellis, the other four points on the Bucks were at a disadvantage without any suspense.

Especially the two points Adric and Yao Ming make the Bucks unable to resist.

As soon as the game started, the Wizards still played the blocking and cutting tactics. Through Yao Ming's high position outside the three-point line, others tried their best to run out of the open space, and gained a lot of empty cuts and mobile phone opportunities.

However, after a few rounds, Aldridge took the initiative to ask for the ball in the horn position, and it seemed that he was planning to find the point Ilyasova in one-on-one.

Iliasova is 2.08 meters tall and weighs 107 kilograms. The difference between him and Aldridge in terms of height is not very big, but Iliasova's lateral movement speed is very slow.

Coupled with the not-so-excellent defensive wingspan, this also makes it difficult for Ilyasova, the Turkish Fort, to become an excellent defender.

This season, Ilyasova can average 13 points, 7 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game, plus a three-point shooting percentage of about 45%, which is already an excellent player statistic.

After all, Ilyasova is a role player, and it is already very impressive to be able to play to this point.

However, compared with Aldridge, who can compete for regular season MVP, Ilyasova is obviously not very good at watching it.

No matter how you are on both sides of the offense and defense, you can take no advantage.

In the first quarter, the two teams had a completely different style of play. The Bucks mainly focused on group attacks, and occasionally let Yao Ming and Aldridge sit in the low post to play singles.

But the Bucks let Jennings and Ellis take action on both guns throughout the whole process, and the others just stood aside to make more room for breakthroughs for the guns.

In the end, Sanders tried to grab the rebounds and then made a pick-and-roll for the two guns, which was very simple to play.

Faced with this situation, Wizards head coach Yang Fan obviously had expected it, so when defending Monta Ellis, Yang Fan directly asked Thompson to take two steps back, a typical shot without any sudden attack.

As we all know, Monta Ellis is an excellent attacker in the face, but his shooting ability is average, and his three-point shooting percentage throughout his career has only barely reached 30%.

This season, Monta Ellis' three-point shooting percentage is only 28%, so even if he shoots the entire time, it will be difficult for Allis to defeat the game by himself.

This is somewhat similar to later Bucks star Antetokounmpo, except that Ellis' threat to attacking the basket is far less terrifying than Antetokounmpo.

Therefore, under Yang Fan's targeted defensive arrangement, Elis' offensive firepower was directly greatly reduced.

This also forced Ellis to make more moves at mid- and long distances, because it was really difficult for him to break into the inside line.

Especially when Thompson was defending him and Paul George was assisting him in defense, this basically drained Monta Ellis' offensive space.

In addition, if the Bucks want to successfully open up the situation, they must allow Jennings to perform an offense that is far beyond his usual level.

It's just a pity that although Wall is not the top defensive point guard in the league, his achievements on the defensive end are not comparable to ordinary point guards.

In the end, the Bucks, who were restrained in all aspects, showed a collapse in the first quarter and were soon defeated by the Wizards.

Looking at this situation on the court, Bucks head coach Boylan was obviously helpless. Even if the roster was adjusted many times, it could not change the fact that the Bucks were at a disadvantage.

In the second quarter, the two sides replaced the substitute lineup to compete. Since Dunleavy was placed on the bench by Boylan, the Bucks' second lineup would not be in a power outage.

It’s just a pity that the Bucks’ second team can barely struggle at most, while the Wizards’ second team will really kill people.

Especially after Kidd, Ray Allen, Guy, Bathir and Gasol Jr. appeared at the same time, Boylan's face changed directly, and his body standing on the sidelines began to shake.

There was no glimmer of hope in my eyes, but it was a deep feeling of despair.

With Guy and Gasol Jr. showing off their might in the second quarter, the Wizards not only kept the lead, but also expanded their lead to 19 points at the end of the half.

There is a meaning of sending the Bucks into garbage time in advance in half a quarter of the game.

It is worth mentioning that before the game, Jennings, who once said that he would lead the team to defeat the Wizards in an upset manner, had only made 3 of 11 shots in the first half, and with 2 of 3 free throws, he barely scored 9 points, which was completely a laughing stock.

"It's hard to imagine that this would be a playoff level confrontation. In my opinion, it's a unilateral massacre."

"The Bucks not only cannot open the situation on the offensive end, but also cannot limit the Wizards' output on the defensive end. This is really a game without suspense."

"And the Wizards obviously haven't shown all their strength yet. Paul George, who played the most time in the first half, only made a 16-minute appearance."

"This time is completely a paddle in the playoffs, so this is really a series that I can't bear to look at, leaving the Bucks with no hope at all." During the halftime break, ESPN's famous commentator Coney Freck said with a joking look.

After returning from the second half, the Bucks obviously did not give up and tried to counterattack under the leadership of Jennings and Monta Ellis, the two guns in the backcourt.

But the Wizards didn't give any chance at all, and directly killed the Bucks' counterattack in the cradle.

At the end of the third quarter, the Wizards have expanded their lead to 26 points, allowing the game to enter garbage time naturally.

In the fourth quarter, both sides changed into the edge lineup and began to train, completely deciding the end of the game.

At the end of the game, the Wizards easily defeated the Bucks in the first round of the playoffs, and the door to advance to the next round was directly opened, and there was no obstacle on the whole road.

In this game, since the game entered garbage time early, the Wizards' playing time was not very high.

Paul George made 8 of 14 shots in 27 minutes of the game, including 3 of 6 from outside the three-point line and 4 of 4 free throws, effectively contributing 23 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals.

As for Aldridge, he also beat the "Turkish Fort" Ilyasova in one-on-one.

In the whole game, Aldridge scored 22 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in just 25 minutes of the game, leading the Wizards to defeat the Bucks without any bloodshed, winning the 12-13 season playoff start.

In addition, Wall scored 16 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, Thompson scored 15 points, 2 rebounds, Yao Ming scored 11 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, Gasol Jr. scored 9 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 3 blocks, and Reggie Evans scored 0 points, 11 rebounds, etc.

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At the post-match press conference, as soon as Yang Fan entered the room, the flash lights under the stage kept on lit up, instantly making Yang Fan the focus of the entire room.

And only at this time can Yang Fan experience the joy of being a public figure, that is, every move can become the object of attention of everyone.

"The team is very strong this season, so it is completely expected to win this game. There are not many surprises in the team, but winning is still something worth celebrating."

"But defeating the Bucks is far from the goal of the Wizards this season, because the Wizards' goal this season is very clear, that is, to launch another impact on the championship."

"No matter who your opponent is next, no matter what the team will face next, this will not change the team's determination to defend the title." Yang Fan said casually with a smile on his face.
Chapter completed!